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Within the period of a year approximately 500 cases of psittacosis have been recorded. 1 The clinical picture of the disease has been recognized for at least fifty years, 2 and many of the recent cases have been carefully described. Furthermore, the literature has been excellently reviewed by a number of workers. 3 The reasons for reporting the present
ArthurB. Rosher, Frank Clayton
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Part of series 1 of the CDC Museum set of Infectious disease trading cards, featuring photos and information about some of the infectious diseases that CDC studies.Psittacosis (SIT-uh-koh-sis), sometimes called \u201cparrot fever,\u201d is a disease ...
Jenks JD, Yarrarapu SNS.
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A 48-year-old male was admitted with severe community-acquired pneumonia after a family visit to turkey. Upon specific questioning he reported having close contact to a tame budgerigar. Sputum PCR for Chlamydia psittaci turned positive. After treatment adaptation to doxycycline he quickly improved.
Luzia, Veletzky +3 more
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In the absence of recognized pneumonitis, psittacosis is unlikely to be considered as a cause of infection in patients with febrile illnesses. To identify findings useful in the diagnosis of psittacosis, the clinical and roentgenographic characteristics of 46 cases that occurred in two outbreaks among workers in turkey processing plants were reviewed ...
J N, Kuritsky +4 more
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